Biomechanics on the half shell: Functional performance influences patterns of morphological variation in the emydid turtle carapace

Zoology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 213-223

  Stayton, C Tristan ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic turtles; Emydidae; Morphospace; Terrestrial turtles; Turtle shell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; TURTLES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EMYDIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80051470424     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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